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NC Gov Perdue Surprise Everyone?

Published on Jan 27 2012 // State North Carolina
NC Gov Perdue Surprise Everyone?
The key battleground state of North Carolina is still within President Barack Obama's grasp, despite Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue's surprise decision to drop her re-election campaign. Obama has been running commercials in the state for months, and the Democrats have staked so much on repeating...

NC 2012 Democratic National Convention

Published on Jan 17 2012 // State North Carolina
NC  2012 Democratic National Convention
Nearly four years ago when President Obama accepted the Democratic nomination beneath a clear sky in Denver, a new chapter opened in American history. Steve Kerrigan "Democratic National Convention Committee CEO" announce today the first plans to make history once again and break with conventions...

North Carolina Legislature Back in Town

Published on Nov 07 2011 // State North Carolina
North Carolina Legislature Back in Town
NC lawmakers return for redistricting patch-up The Associated Press The North Carolina Legislature is back in town to work to fix some mistakes in laws they passed when they drew up new boundaries for themselves and the state's congressional delegation. The House and Senate gaveled in their chambers...

Occupy protests Costs in NC?

Published on Nov 03 2011 // State North Carolina
Occupy protests Costs in NC?
RALEIGH, N.C. AP  — The Occupy Wall Street movement has inspired like-minded demonstrators across North Carolina to try maintaining encampments around the clock — a goal that has been racking up around-the-clock costs for police at camps in the state's two largest cities. The cost...

Part of North Carolina abortion law block!

Published on Oct 30 2011 // State North Carolina
Part of North Carolina abortion law block!
(Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles temporarily halted that part of the state's new abortion law, set to take effect on Wednesday. The judge ruled that those challenging the law had shown they were likely to prove that the provision violated their constitutional rights. The provision...

300yr Old Cannon Raised on NC Coast

Published on Oct 26 2011 // State North Carolina
300yr Old Cannon Raised on NC Coast
BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) — Researchers have raised a 2,000-pound cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years. The Queen Anne's Revenge Project brought the massive gun ashore Wednesday. Onlookers cheered...